Collar



S. OKAIVIURO.

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COLLAR.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1l, T916.

Application filed September 20, 1915. Serial No. 51,579.

T0 all whom t may concern Bc it known that I, SUGIMATSU OKAMUno, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California., have invented a new and useful Collar, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in turn-down collars, particularly of the type in which the end edges of the outer fold come close together. In sliding a necktie through a collar of this type and in fastening the collar, much difficulty is experienced and the collar is often soiled or disfigured as is well known.

The primaryobject of this invention is to provide a collar of the above mentioned character which is constructed so that it may be attached to a shirt easily and quickly and without necessitating the bending of the ends of the outer fold or the tongues and disfiguring them. The peculiar construction of the collar provides for the easy sliding of a tie between the folds and prevents the catching of the tie in the tongue which lies between the folds in one of the ends of the collar.

Another object of this invention is to provide a turn-down collar having tie-receiving recesses in the end edges of its outer fold and a tongue-receiving pocket upon the inner fold near one end of the collar, said recesses permitting the insertion of the finger to open the pocket when the tongue is to be inserted therein.

Another object is to generally improve collars of the character described so as to render them more durable, easy to attach to a shirt and to provide for the expeditious knotting of a necktie.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations, and arrangement of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure vl is a perspective view of a collar constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the collar with the outer fold at one end broken away to show the tongue-receiving pocket; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. A is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on line 4*/l of Fig. E2.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, l designates a turn-down collar having an outer fold 2 and an inner fold 3. Tie-receiving recesses l and 5 are formed in the end edges of the outer fold 2 and register with one another to provide a substantially circular opening to receive a necktie. These recesses are located intermediate the upper and lovyer edges of the outer fold and preferably nearer to the upper edges. The inner fold is extended at its ends to provide tongues 6 and 7 which overlap and are provided with registering buttonholes 8 that are located in registration with the opening formed by the recesses A and 5 and receive a button 9. A pocket l0 is formed on the outer face of the inner fold near one end of the collar and opens toward the end. This pocket is adapted to receive the outer tongue 7 which is longer than the one 6 and is pointed. The pocket is substantially rectangular and formed by stitching a strip 11 of some suitable flexible material along three of its edges to the inner fold, but may be formed in any suitable manner. The stitching 12 along the upper and lower edges of the strip l1 may be the stitching for holding the plies of the inner fold together. This strip l1 is relatively thin and does not offer any appreciable resistance to a necktie, thus making it possible to slide the tie easily between the folds of the collar. The outer edge of the strip 11 forming the pocket registers with the central portion of the recess 5 and provides ready access to the pocket so that it may be easily opened to receive the tongue 7 without necessitating the bending out of the adjacent end of the outer fold 2 or the insertion of the finger from underneath and between the folds.

In operation whenl the collar has been fastened in the back in the customary manner the tongue G is then placed over the button 9 and the tongue 7 brought to lie over and upon the tongue 6. The operator when bringing the tongue 7 into position inserts his finger through the opening provided by the recesses 4t and 5 and engages the outer edge of the strip 11 so as to open the pocket l() formed thereby, thus making it possible to' readily insert the tongue 6 without having the hands coming into contact with the outer fold on the outer face thereof and soiling or bending it outwardly as is often done with the ordinary collar when inserting the outer tongue in position between the folds. The recesses 4 and 5 provide for the easy sliding of the tie into proper position and when the knot in the tie is made it will be'retained in position owing to its contact with the opening formed by the recesses.

With reference to the foregoing descrip tion and accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided 'a turn-down collar which may be fastened without necessitating as much handling as the ordinary collar and will for that reason prove more durable and easy to attach to a shirt.

It is understood that the invention is not limited to the exact construction shown in the drawings andl described above, but that deviations therefrom may be made within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

l. A turn-down collar having a tonguereceiving pocket on the inner fold between the inner and outer folds and provided with registering necktie-receiving recesses in the ends of its outer fold, said recesses forming an opening with which the open end of the pocket registers.

2. A turn-down collar comprising inner and outer folds and having tongues extending from the ends of the inner folds, and a, tongue-receiving pocket located upon the inner fold between the inner and outer folds and opening at a point beyond the portion of one end edge of the outer fold.

3. A turn-down collar comprising inner and outer folds, tongues on the ends of the inner fold having buttonholes therein, and

a pocket .in the inner fold to receive one of the tongues, said outer fold having registering tie-receiving recesses in its end edges, said pocket communicating with one of the recessesY and said buttonholes registering with the recesses.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 14th day of September, 1915.

sUoIMATsU oKAMuno.

In presence of CHAs. J. CI-IUNER, lWosAYosH KAJnrnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Y Washington, D. C. 

